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diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index ec23ca02f2f..952aee04a68 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -712,6 +712,14 @@ struct request *elv_next_request(struct request_queue *q)
int ret;
while ((rq = __elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
+ /*
+ * Kill the empty barrier place holder, the driver must
+ * not ever see it.
+ */
+ if (blk_empty_barrier(rq)) {
+ end_queued_request(rq, 1);
+ continue;
+ }
if (!(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_STARTED)) {
/*
* This is the first time the device driver